August. I swear it’s the most disappointing month of the year for me. By this point in the summer I am completely over the heat, yet the triple digits are unrelenting. The days are getting shorter, so I feel like fall is around the corner, but it’s definitely not. The good thing that happened this month is that I went on a tour of the Southwestern US! I saw several national parks, and was surprised by how much I actually loved it! Hooray for doing new things!
One Classic and One ARC Per Month
It’s a personal goal to read a classic and advanced readers copy each month. This month I hit my goal, yay! I loved ALL of these books!
Classic: A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and Black Beauty by Anne Sewell
ARC: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (umm, this book was amazing btw. Keep an eye out for my review next week!)
August Book Reviews
- [1 Aug] The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley ★★★
- [5 Aug] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ★½
- [8 Aug] The List by Patricia Forde ★★★
- [14 Aug] Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin ★★★★
- [18 Aug] Marlena by Julie Buntin ★★★½
- [24 Aug] Genre Talk: I am Unapologetically Writing Off an Entire Genre
- [26 Aug] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain ★★★
- [29 Aug] Cannery Row by John Steinbeck ★★★½
Miscellaneous August Posts
- [11 Aug] The Power of the Audiobook
- [22 Aug] 5 Really Compelling Reasons You Need a TBR
- [24 Aug] Genre Talk: I am Unapologetically Writing Off an Entire Genre
- [31 Aug] August Wrap-Up: Why Isn’t Fall Here Yet?
August’s Best of Bookstagram
I had a big milestone on Instagram this month: I hit 10K followers! Hooray! In celebration, I’m currently hosting a giveaway for $50 in books from The Book Depository! Head over to Instagram to enter the giveaway!
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And don’t miss my new “Bookstagram” Post Series! You can see the posts here.
Your Rep Discounts!
I occasionally “rep” for companies/brands on Instagram. That works in your favor, because if you decide you like what I’m repping, you can purchase the product for 10% off with my discount code! Yay to saving money!
- Charm With Me Club monthly (geeky) charm box subscription! Use code BANDAR10
Every month they send you 2-5 charms relating to the theme of the month. August’s theme was “The Little Mermaid,” and I loved the nerdy little charms they included (see photo below)!
How was August for you? What was your favorite book you read?
A.S. Thornton has evolved from book blogger to author with a particular fondness for writing forbidden love in ancient deserts. When not writing, she’s caring for dogs and cats as a veterinarian. You’ll never find animals at the center of her writing, though, because those fictional worlds don’t have veterinarians and her literal brain can’t accept that the poor critters would be without parasite prevention. Thornton’s debut, DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is available wherever books are sold.
Diana
Sounds like a great reading month and congratulations n meeting your goals.
Have a wonderful September. Happy reading 🙂
Ali
Thanks Diana (: (:
Esther @ Queen of Fantasy
Dear lord you had an amazing month! And props for your goal of one classic and one ARC per month! I should be like you hahaha but I have no motivation to read classics. I need to get better at reading my ARCs on time though! And yasss girl your bookstagram is a dream to look at honestly <3
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Ali
Hahaha thanks Esther!! And yes, I have a hard time with the classics, so that’s why I’ve started my personal goal! So far it’s working out well 😀
Maggie
August was honestly a bit of a blur for me! Started with me having to work on my favourite summer holiday, so I think maybe I just didn’t ever feel like it was truly August? (the holiday is the first wednesday of the month)
I did some good reading, though! And got some fun book boxes 🙂 And took in a great music festival. And ate some yummy food. So all in all, a good month… I just kind of feel like it was July only yesterday and wtf is it actually September now?!
Ali
Hahahaha right?! I feel the same about where the time went – I’m okay with it though, summer here NEEDS to end. Today it’s supposed to be 110F (43C) WAHHHHHHHHH. I am over this BS!
Maggie
GOOD GRIEF. I would literally die.
Maraia
I wish you could have sent some of that weather my way! We barely had any hot days. I’m not ready for fall, haha. I loved seeing your vacation pictures. 😍 My favorite was my reread of Assassin’s Apprentice. It was so much better the second time.
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Ali
So often rereads make me like a book even more!